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Osawa R, Jo TS, Nakamura R, Futami K, Itayama T, Chadeka EA, Ngetich B, Nagi S, Kikuchi M, Njenga SM, Ouma C, Sonye GO, Hamano S, Minamoto T. Methodological assessment for efficient collection of Schistosoma mansoni environmental DNA and improved schistosomiasis surveillance in tropical wetlands. Acta Trop 2024; 260:107402. [PMID: 39270921 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
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Schistosomiasis, caused by trematodes of genus Schistosoma, is among the most seriously neglected tropical diseases. Although rapid surveillance of risk areas for Schistosoma transmission is vital to control schistosomiasis, the habitat and infection status of this parasite are difficult to assess. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis, involving the detection of extra-organismal DNA in water samples, facilitates cost-efficient and sensitive biomonitoring of aquatic environments and is a promising tool to identify Schistosoma habitat and infection risk areas. However, in tropical wetlands, highly turbid water causes filter clogging, thereby decreasing the filtration volume and increasing the risk of false negatives. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to conduct laboratory experiments and field surveys in Lake Victoria, Mbita, to determine the appropriate filter pore size for S. mansoni eDNA collection in terms of particle size and filtration volume. In the laboratory experiment, aquarium water was sequentially filtered using different pore size filters. Targeting >3 µm size fraction was found to be sufficient to capture S. mansoni eDNA particles, regardless of their life cycle stage (egg, miracidia, and cercaria). In the field surveys, GF/D (2.7 µm nominal pore size) filter yielded 2.5-times the filtration volume obtained with a smaller pore size filter and pre-filtration methods under the same time constraints. Moreover, a site-occupancy model was applied to the field detection results to estimate S. mansoni eDNA occurrence and detection probabilities and assess the number of water samples and PCR replicates necessary for efficient eDNA detection. Overall, this study reveals an effective method for S. mansoni eDNA detection in turbid water, facilitating the rapid and sensitive monitoring of its distribution and cost-effective identification of schistosomiasis transmission risk areas.
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- Ryosuke Osawa
- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University: 3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University: 3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan; Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ryukoku University: 1-5, Yokotani, Oe-cho, Seta, Otsu City, Shiga 520-2194, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Tropical and Emerging Communicable Diseases, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; The Joint Usage/Research Center on Tropical Disease, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Tropical and Emerging Communicable Diseases, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; The Joint Usage/Research Center on Tropical Disease, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Department of Vector Ecology and Environment, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Bunkyo-cyo, Nagasaki, 852-8131, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; The Joint Usage/Research Center on Tropical Disease, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Institute of Tropical Medicine (NUITM), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI): P O Box 19993-00202, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine (NUITM), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI): P O Box 19993-00202, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Tokyo Women's Medical University: 8-1 Kawada-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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- Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Tropical and Emerging Communicable Diseases, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; The Joint Usage/Research Center on Tropical Disease, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI): P O Box 19993-00202, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, School of Public Health and Community Development, Maseno University: Maseno, Kenya
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- Ability to solve by Knowledge (ASK) Community Based Organization: P.O. Box 30, Mbita, Kenya
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Tropical and Emerging Communicable Diseases, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; The Joint Usage/Research Center on Tropical Disease, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan; Institute of Tropical Medicine (NUITM), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI): P O Box 19993-00202, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University: 3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
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Gacad JLJ, Yurlova NI, Tanabe-Hosoi S, Urabe M. TREMATODE SPECIES DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION BY ENVIRONMENTAL DNA-qPCR ASSAY IN LAKE CHANY, RUSSIA. J Parasitol 2024; 110:221-231. [PMID: 38897603 DOI: 10.1645/23-87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys promise to be a sensitive and powerful tool for the detection of trematodes. This can contribute to the limited studies on trematode ecology, specifically in aquatic ecosystems. Here, we developed species-specific primer and probe sets for Moliniella anceps, Opisthioglyphe ranae, and Plagiorchis multiglandularis cercariae and applied a novel eDNA qPCR assay to detect larval trematodes quantitatively. We evaluated the effectiveness of the assays using filtered lake water samples collected from different sites of Lake Fadikha and Kargat River Estuary in Lake Chany, Russia, showing high species specificity and sensitivity in all 3 assays. Further, all 3 assays had high efficiencies ranging from 94.9 to 105.8%. Moliniella anceps, O. ranae, and P. multiglandularis were detected in the environmental water samples through real-time PCR. Thus, we anticipate that our approach will be beneficial for biomonitoring, measuring, and managing ecological systems.
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- Janelle Laura J Gacad
- Division of Environmental Dynamics, Graduate School of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Frunze Street, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
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- Department of Ecosystem Studies, Faculty of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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- Department of Ecosystem Studies, Faculty of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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Qian MB, Keiser J, Utzinger J, Zhou XN. Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control. Clin Microbiol Rev 2024; 37:e0000923. [PMID: 38169283 PMCID: PMC10938900 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00009-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus are important liver flukes that cause a considerable public health burden in eastern Asia, southeastern Asia, and eastern Europe, respectively. The life cycles are complex, involving humans, animal reservoirs, and two kinds of intermediate hosts. An interplay of biological, cultural, ecological, economic, and social factors drives transmission. Chronic infections are associated with liver and biliary complications, most importantly cholangiocarcinoma. With regard to diagnosis, stool microscopy is widely used in epidemiologic surveys and for individual diagnosis. Immunologic techniques are employed for screening purposes, and molecular techniques facilitate species differentiation in reference laboratories. The mainstay of control is preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel, usually combined with behavioral change through information, education and communication, and environmental control. Tribendimidine, a drug registered in the People's Republic of China for soil-transmitted helminth infections, shows potential against both C. sinensis and O. viverrini and, hence, warrants further clinical development. Novel control approaches include fish vaccine and biological control. Considerable advances have been made using multi-omics which may trigger the development of new interventions. Pressing research needs include mapping the current distribution, disentangling the transmission, accurately estimating the disease burden, and developing new diagnostic and treatment tools, which would aid to optimize control and elimination measures.
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- Men-Bao Qian
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Environmental DNA in human and veterinary parasitology - Current applications and future prospects for monitoring and control. Food Waterborne Parasitol 2022; 29:e00183. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2022.e00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Sakata MK, Sato M, Sato MO, Watanabe T, Mitsuishi H, Hikitsuchi T, Kobayashi J, Minamoto T. Detection and persistence of environmental DNA (eDNA) of the different developmental stages of a vector mosquito, Culex pipiens pallens. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0272653. [PMID: 35947597 PMCID: PMC9365122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Preventing mosquito-borne infectious diseases requires that vector mosquitoes are monitored and controlled. Targeting immature mosquitoes (eggs, larvae, and pupae), which have less mobility than adults, is an effective management approach. However, conducting these surveys is often difficult due to the limitations of morphological classification and survey costs. The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis can solve these issues because it allows easy estimation of species distribution and morphology-independent species identification. Although a few previous studies have reported mosquito eDNA detection, there is a gap in knowledge regarding the dynamics related to the persistence of immature mosquito eDNA. We used Culex pipiens pallens, a vector of West Nile fever, as a model species. First, we developed a species-specific detection assay and confirmed its specificity using in silico and in vitro tests. Next, we conducted laboratory experiments using breeding tanks. Water samples were collected at each developmental stage. In addition, water samples were collected daily until the seventh day after emergence from the pupae. We quantified eDNA using real-time PCR with the developed assay to investigate the dynamics of mosquito eDNA. The specificity of the developed assay was confirmed by in silico and in vitro tests. Mosquito eDNA was detected at all developmental stages and detected up to seven days after emergence of pupae. In particular, high concentrations of eDNA were detected immediately after hatching from eggs and after emergence from pupae. Highly frequent positive eDNA signals were continuously detected between egg hatching and pupa hatching. Mosquito eDNA was detected immediately after the eggs were introduced, and eDNA-positive detections continued until pupae emergence, suggesting that eDNA analysis is useful for monitoring mosquito larvae. In the future, monitoring immature mosquitoes using eDNA analysis will contribute to prevent mosquito-borne infectious diseases.
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- Masayuki K. Sakata
- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe City, Japan
- Kobe University Innovation, Co., Ltd, Kobe City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Laboratory of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Dainihon Jochugiku Co., Ltd Research & Development Laboratory Biological Research Section 1–11, Osaka, Japan
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- Dainihon Jochugiku Co., Ltd Research & Development Laboratory Biological Research Section 1–11, Osaka, Japan
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- Dainihon Jochugiku Co., Ltd Research & Development Laboratory Biological Research Section 1–11, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe City, Japan
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Tran L, Rathinasamy VA, Beddoe T. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of Austropeplea tomentosa from environmental water samples. ANIMAL DISEASES 2022; 2:29. [PMCID: PMC9743122 DOI: 10.1186/s44149-022-00061-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Lymnaeid snails are key intermediate hosts for the development and survival of Fasciola spp., the causative agent of Fascioliasis which are economically important parasites infecting humans and livestock globally. The current control method for treating Fascioliasis is heavily reliant on anthelmintic drugs, particularly Triclabendazole (TCBZ) which has resulted in drug-resistant parasites and poses significant risk as there are no long-term efficacious alternatives available. Sustainable control measures at the farm level could include both parasite and snail control will play an important role in Fasciola spp. control and reduce the reliance on anthelmintic drugs. Implementation of such sustainable control measures requires effective identification of snails on the property however Lymnaeid snails are small and difficult to physically locate. Snail identification using an environmental DNA approach is a recent approach in which physically locating snails are not required. Austropeplea tomentosa, is the primary intermediate snail host for F. hepatica transmission in South-East Australia and we present an in-field loop-mediated isothermal amplification and water filtering method for the detection of A. tomentosa eDNA from water samples to improve current surveillance methods. This methodology is highly sensitive with a detection limit of 5 × 10− 6 ng/μL, detected in < 20 minutes, with cumulative sample preparation and amplification time under 1 hour. This proposed workflow could assist in monitoring areas to determine the risk of Fascioliasis infection and implement strategies to manage snail populations to ultimately reduce the risk of infection for humans and livestock.
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- Lily Tran
- grid.1018.80000 0001 2342 0938Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083 Australia
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- grid.1011.10000 0004 0474 1797Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine and Queensland Tropical Health Alliance, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870 Australia
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- grid.1018.80000 0001 2342 0938Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083 Australia
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Amarasiri M, Furukawa T, Nakajima F, Sei K. Pathogens and disease vectors/hosts monitoring in aquatic environments: Potential of using eDNA/eRNA based approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 796:148810. [PMID: 34265610 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Infectious diseases are spreading in to previously unreported geographical regions, and are reappeared in regions 75 or 100 years after their last reported case, as a result of environmental changes caused by anthropogenic activities. A pathogen, vector/host monitoring methodology is therefore indispensable in identifying potential transmission sites, providing early warnings and evaluating the human health risks of these infectious diseases in a given area. Recently, environmental DNA (eDNA) and environmental RNA approach (eRNA) have become widespread in monitoring organisms in the environment due to advantages like lower cost, time, and labour requirements. However, eDNA/eRNA based monitoring of pathogens and vectors/hosts using aquatic samples is limited to very few studies. In this review, we summarized the currently available eDNA/eRNA based human and non-human pathogens and vectors/hosts detection studies in aquatic samples. Species-specific shedding, transport, and decay of eDNA/eRNA in aquatic environments which is essential in estimating the abundance of pathogen, vectors/host in focus is also summarized. We also suggest the usage of eDNA/eRNA approach in urban aquatic samples like runoff in identifying the disease vectors/hosts inhabiting in locations which are not accessible easily.
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- Mohan Amarasiri
- Laboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami 252-0373, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami 252-0373, Japan
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- Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami 252-0373, Japan
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Temporal dynamics of trematode intermediate snail host environmental DNA in small water body habitats. Parasitology 2021; 148:1490-1496. [PMID: 34193321 PMCID: PMC8426146 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182021001104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveying has potential to become a powerful tool for sustainable parasite control. As trematode parasites require an intermediate snail host that is often aquatic or amphibious to fulfil their lifecycle, water-based eDNA analyses can be used to screen habitats for the presence of snail hosts and identify trematode infection risk areas. The aim of this study was to identify climatic and environmental factors associated with the detection of Galba truncatula eDNA. Fourteen potential G. truncatula habitats on two farms were surveyed over a 9-month period, with eDNA detected using a filter capture, extraction and PCR protocol with data analysed using a generalized estimation equation. The probability of detecting G. truncatula eDNA increased in habitats where snails were visually detected, as temperature increased, and as water pH decreased (P < 0.05). Rainfall was positively associated with eDNA detection in watercourse habitats on farm A, but negatively associated with eDNA detection in watercourse habitats on farm B (P < 0.001), which may be explained by differences in watercourse gradient. This study is the first to identify factors associated with trematode intermediate snail host eDNA detection. These factors should be considered in standardized protocols to evaluate the results of future eDNA surveys.
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Rathinasamy V, Tran L, Swan J, Kelley J, Hosking C, Williamson G, Knowles M, Elliott T, Rawlin G, Spithill TW, Beddoe T. Towards understanding the liver fluke transmission dynamics on farms: Detection of liver fluke transmitting snail and liver fluke-specific environmental DNA in water samples from an irrigated dairy farm in Southeast Australia. Vet Parasitol 2021; 291:109373. [PMID: 33578197 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2021.109373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Livestock production around the world is impacted by liver fluke (Fasciola spp.) infection resulting in serious economic losses to the beef, dairy and sheep industries with significant losses of about $90 million per annum in Australia. Triclabendazole (TCBZ) is the most effective anthelmintic treatment available to control liver fluke infections; however, the widespread emergence of TCBZ resistance in livestock threatens liver fluke control. Alternative control measures to lower exposure of livestock to liver fluke infection would help to preserve the usefulness of current anthelmintic treatments. Environmental DNA (eDNA) based identification of liver fluke and the intermediate snail host in the water bodies is a robust method to assess the risk of liver fluke infection on farms. In this study, we used a multiplex quantitative PCR assay of water samples to detect and quantify eDNA of Fasciola hepatica (F. hepatica) and Austropeplea tomentosa (A. tomentosa), a crucial intermediate snail host for liver fluke transmission in South-east Australia. Water samples were collected from an irrigation channel for a period of 7 months in 2016 (February, March, May, September, October, November and December) at a dairy farm located at Maffra, Victoria, South-east Australia. Using an effective eDNA extraction method, the multiplex qPCR assay allows for the independent but simultaneous detection of eDNA released from liver fluke life stages and snails using specific primers and a probe targeting the ITS-2 region of the liver fluke and snail, respectively, with minimal inhibition from contaminants in field collected water samples. The sensitivity of this assay to detect eDNA of liver fluke and snails was observed to be 14 fg and 50 fg, respectively, in the presence of field collected water samples. Differential levels of liver fluke and snail specific eDNA in water were observed at the time points analysed in this study. The successful detection of eDNA specific to liver fluke and snails from the field collected water samples provides a precedent for the use of this method as a monitoring tool to determine the prevalence of liver fluke and liver fluke-transmitting snails in irrigation regions. Further, this method has the enormous potential to allow an assessment of the liver fluke transmission zones on farms and to inform the application of effective control strategies.
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- Vignesh Rathinasamy
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Invetus, Armidale Research Centre, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia.
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia; Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, Australia.
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Takeshita D, Terui S, Ikeda K, Mitsuzuka T, Osathanunkul M, Minamoto T. Projection range of eDNA analysis in marshes: a suggestion from the Siberian salamander ( Salamandrella keyserlingii) inhabiting the Kushiro marsh, Japan. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9764. [PMID: 32879805 PMCID: PMC7443320 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Freshwater ecosystems are rapidly declining. The Siberian salamander (Salamandrella keyserlingii) which inhabits the Kushiro marsh in Hokkaido, Japan has lost some habitat due to human activity. There are many challenges associated with conventional monitoring methods, including cost, the need for specialist personnel, environmental impact, and ability to detect the presence of this species; thus, we investigated the feasibility of using environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis to detect its presence and identify its breeding grounds. METHODS We performed tank experiments to confirm eDNA emission from egg sacs, larvae, and adult Siberian salamanders in the water. We also performed water sampling and visual observation of egg sacs in the Kushiro marsh during the end of the breeding season and the larval season. RESULTS The tank experiments found eDNA emission from all growth stages. It also implied concentrated emissions just after spawning and after hatching, and limited emissions during the incubation phase in egg sacs. We also detected eDNA in the field, likely reflecting the distribution of egg sacs or larvae. Combining this data with visual observations, it was determined that the eDNA results from the field were best explained by the number of egg sacs within 7-10 m of the sampling point. CONCLUSIONS The results of this investigation show that the breeding sites and habitats of marshland species can successfully be monitored using eDNA analysis. They also suggest that the eDNA results from the marshes may reflect the biomass that is in close range to the sampling point. These results support the increased use of eDNA analysis in marshes and provide knowledge that could improve the interpretation of future results.
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- Daiki Takeshita
- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Pacific Consultants Co., LTD., Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Research Center in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Schistosoma species detection by environmental DNA assays in African freshwaters. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020; 14:e0008129. [PMID: 32203507 PMCID: PMC7117781 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical parasitic disease associated with severe pathology, mortality and economic loss worldwide. Programs for disease control may benefit from specific and sensitive diagnostic methods to detect Schistosoma trematodes in aquatic environments. Here we report the development of novel environmental DNA (eDNA) qPCR assays for the presence of the human-infecting species Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium and S. japonicum. Methodology/Principal findings We first tested the specificity of the assays across the three species using genomic DNA preparations which showed successful amplification of target sequences with no cross amplification between the three focal species. In addition, we evaluated the specificity of the assays using synthetic DNA of multiple Schistosoma species, and demonstrated a high overall specificity; however, S. japonicum and S. haematobium assays showed cross-species amplification with very closely-related species. We next tested the effectiveness of the S. mansoni assay using eDNA samples from aquaria containing infected host gastropods, with the target species revealed as present in all infected aquaria. Finally, we evaluated the effectiveness of the S. mansoni and S. haematobium assays using eDNA samples from eight discrete natural freshwater sites in Tanzania, and demonstrated strong correspondence between infection status established using eDNA and conventional assays of parasite prevalence in host snails. Conclusions/Significance Collectively, our results suggest that eDNA monitoring is able to detect schistosomes in freshwater bodies, but refinement of the field sampling, storage and assay methods are likely to optimise its performance. We anticipate that environmental DNA-based approaches will help to inform epidemiological studies and contribute to efforts to control and eliminate schistosomiasis in endemic areas. Schistosomiasis, otherwise known as bilharzia or snail fever, is a prevalent human disease found across tropical regions of the world and is a major cause of disability. The disease is acquired from exposure to the schistosome infectious larvae released by infected host snails in freshwaters. Programs to restrict the transmission of schistosomiasis would benefit from rapid and reliable diagnostic methods to detect schistosomes. Here we report a study that has developed new diagnostic tools to identify the DNA from three human-infecting Schistosoma species within water samples. This “environmental DNA” (eDNA) approach requires the filtering and laboratory analyses of water samples, and avoids the requirements to locate, identify and individually test the infectious status of host snails. Our results showed that eDNA methods detect the presence of the parasite in freshwater bodies. However, there is need for further refinement for sampling and laboratory techniques to improve the performance of the assays. We anticipate that eDNA approaches will provide information on the distribution and abundance the water-borne parasites, and potentially contribute to the control and elimination of schistosomiasis.
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Kakuda A, Doi H, Souma R, Nagano M, Minamoto T, Katano I. Environmental DNA detection and quantification of invasive red-eared sliders, Trachemy scripta elegans, in ponds and the influence of water quality. PeerJ 2019; 7:e8155. [PMID: 31824768 PMCID: PMC6901006 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful tool for monitoring the distribution of aquatic macro-organisms. However, environmental factors, including the water temperature and water quality, can affect the inhibition and/or degradation of eDNA, which complicates accurate estimations of eDNA concentrations and the detection of the presence/absence of species in natural habitats. Further very few eDNA studies have been conducted for reptiles, especially with respect to estimating their biomass and/or abundances. Here we examined the relationship between the visually-observed number of red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) and eDNA concentrations across 100 ponds. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of water quality on red-eared slider eDNA concentration in these ponds. We found that there was a significant positive correlation between the observed number of red-eared sliders and the eDNA concentration in the ponds. On comparing various water quality indicators, including dissolved nitrogen, dissolved phosphorous, organic matter, and chlorophyll a (Chl. a), we found that only Chl. a had a negative correlation with the red-eared slider eDNA concentration, while we did not find any inhibition in the quantitative PCR. We conclude that concentrations of eDNA can potentially be used for estimating the abundance of the red-eared slider. Additionally, Chl. a might indirectly influence the degradation of eDNA through the microorganisms bonded to the phytoplankton in the ponds, as microbial activity is thought to decrease eDNA persistence.
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- Aozora Kakuda
- Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
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Fornillos RJC, Sato MO, Tabios IKB, Sato M, Leonardo LR, Chigusa Y, Minamoto T, Kikuchi M, Legaspi ER, Fontanilla IKC. Detection of Schistosoma japonicum and Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi environmental DNA and its potential utility to schistosomiasis japonica surveillance in the Philippines. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224617. [PMID: 31747401 PMCID: PMC6867693 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In recent years, the prevalence and infection intensity of Schistosoma japonicum in endemic areas of the Philippines have significantly decreased due to yearly population-based treatment strategies, yet transmission rates remain high and uninterrupted. An important indicator of active disease transmission is the presence of Schistosoma japonicum and its snail intermediate host Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi in freshwater habitats. In this study, we sought to apply a species-specific real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for the detection of S. japonicum and O. hupensis quadrasi in freshwater samples using environmental DNA approach that can complement the commonly utilized malacological survey in determining potential transmission foci in order to have a more effective snail surveillance strategy for schistosomiasis japonica in endemic areas. The newly developed assay was specific to S. japonicum and O. hupensis quadrasi with no amplification detected against non-target trematode Fasciola spp. and snails such as Lymnaea spp., Pomacea canaliculata, and Melanoides spp. that typically co-exist in the same environment. The assay effectiveness was determined using 19 environmental water samples collected from Northern Samar (N = 5 sites), Leyte (N = 11 sites) and Compostela Valley (N = 3 sites) and compared to malacological survey for determining O. hupensis quadrasi snail colonies and snail crushing to visualize S. japonicum cercariae. TaqMan qPCR targeting a short fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene was positive for S. japonicum in 9 sites, for O. hupensis quadrasi in 9 sites, and for both S. japonicum and O. hupensis quadrasi in 5 sampling sites. Moreover, it was able to detect O. hupensis quadrasi in 3 out of 12 sites found negative and 6 out of 7 sites found positive through malacological survey, and in 4 of the 5 snail sites positive for snails with cercariae. Overall, this method can complement malacological surveys for monitoring of schistosomes in endemic areas of the Philippines, especially those with high risk of human infection.
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- Raffy Jay C. Fornillos
- DNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
- Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, P. Velasquez St. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Ermita Manilla, Philippines
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- DNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
- Graduate School, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Medical Zoology Laboratory, Schistosomiasis Research and Training Center, Palo Leyte, Philippines
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- DNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
- Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, P. Velasquez St. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
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Sato Y, Mizuyama M, Sato M, Minamoto T, Kimura R, Toma C. Environmental DNA metabarcoding to detect pathogenic Leptospira and associated organisms in leptospirosis-endemic areas of Japan. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6575. [PMID: 31024059 PMCID: PMC6484013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42978-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Leptospires, which cause the zoonotic disease leptospirosis, persist in soil and aqueous environments. Several factors, including rainfall, the presence of reservoir animals, and various abiotic and biotic components interact to influence leptospiral survival, persistence, and pathogenicity in the environment. However, how these factors modulate the risk of infection is poorly understood. Here we developed an approach using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding for detecting the microbiome, vertebrates, and pathogenic Leptospira in aquatic samples. Specifically, we combined 4 sets of primers to generate PCR products for high-throughput sequencing of multiple amplicons through next-generation sequencing. Using our method to analyze the eDNA of leptospirosis-endemic areas in northern Okinawa, Japan, we found that the microbiota in each river shifted over time. Operating taxonomic units corresponding to pathogenic L. alstonii, L. kmetyi, and L. interrogans were detected in association with 12 nonpathogenic bacterial species. In addition, the frequencies of 11 of these species correlated with the amount of rainfall. Furthermore, 10 vertebrate species, including Sus scrofa, Pteropus dasymallus, and Cynops ensicauda, showed high correlation with leptospiral eDNA detection. Our eDNA metabarcoding method is a powerful tool for understanding the environmental phase of Leptospira and predicting human infection risk.
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- Yukuto Sato
- Center for Strategic Research Project, Organization for Research Promotion, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0215, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, 2-746 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8122, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, 3-11 Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Human Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0215, Japan.
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Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study. Parasite Epidemiol Control 2018; 4:e00083. [PMID: 30662968 PMCID: PMC6324018 DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2018.e00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The time is passing, and the worms are still a major struggle for local people in Asian countries, especially the less empowered and in a situation of social vulnerability. We are working in the field in Laos, Thailand, and the Philippines where the usual control programs based only on human treatment are partially effective. Areas with mass drug administration could diminish, but not eliminate STHs of endemic areas. The persistence of helminthic NTDs in the environment and animal hosts makes the eradication a very difficult task. Great changes in the landscapes of endemic areas, such as construction of dams, can change the fauna and the lifestyle of local people. Those changes can improve infrastructure, but it can also lead to social vulnerability. The challenge, then, is to conceive new and directed control programs for helminthiasis based on multi- and transdisciplinary approaches diminishing the health gap in a globalized world. In this short review, we summarize the actual scenario concerning the main helminths in Southeast Asia and how an environmental DNA approach and the use of GIS could contribute to surveillance and control programs.
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Sato MO, Rafalimanantsoa A, Ramarokoto C, Rahetilahy AM, Ravoniarimbinina P, Kawai S, Minamoto T, Sato M, Kirinoki M, Rasolofo V, De Calan M, Chigusa Y. Usefulness of environmental DNA for detecting Schistosoma mansoni occurrence sites in Madagascar. Int J Infect Dis 2018; 76:130-136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Development of a multiplex quantitative PCR assay for detection and quantification of DNA from Fasciola hepatica and the intermediate snail host, Austropeplea tomentosa, in water samples. Vet Parasitol 2018; 259:17-24. [PMID: 30056979 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection is an increasing threat to livestock production resulting in serious economic losses to the beef, dairy and sheep industries in Australia and globally. Triclabendazole (TCBZ) is the main drug used to control liver fluke infections in Australia and the widespread emergence of TCBZ resistance in cattle and sheep threatens liver fluke control. Alternative control measures to lower exposure of livestock to fluke infection would be useful to help preserve the usefulness of current chemical flukicides. Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling methodology and associated molecular techniques are suited to rapidly assess the presence of pathogens on farms. In the present study, we developed a water sampling method in combination with a multiplex quantitative PCR assay to detect and quantify DNA of F. hepatica and Austropeplea tomentosa (A. tomentosa), a crucial intermediate snail host for liver fluke transmission in South-east Australia. The multiplex qPCR assay allows for the independent detection of F. hepatica and A. tomentosa DNA using specific primers and a probe targeting the ITS-2 region of the liver fluke or snail. The method allows the highly specific and sensitive (minimal DNA detection levels to 14-50 fg) detection of F. hepatica or A. tomentosa. The method allows the detection of both liver fluke and snail eDNA in water samples. The effective quantification of liver fluke and snail eDNA in water samples using this assay could potentially allow researchers to both identify and monitor F. hepatica transmission zones on farming properties in South-east Australia which will better inform control strategies, with potential application of the assay worldwide.
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Jones RA, Brophy PM, Davis CN, Davies TE, Emberson H, Rees Stevens P, Williams HW. Detection of Galba truncatula, Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi environmental DNA within water sources on pasture land, a future tool for fluke control? Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:342. [PMID: 29884202 PMCID: PMC5994096 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2928-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Increasing trematode prevalence and disease occurrence in livestock is a major concern. With the global spread of anthelmintic resistant trematodes, future control strategies must incorporate approaches focusing on avoidance of infection. The reliance of trematodes on intermediate snail hosts to successfully complete their life-cycle means livestock infections are linked to the availability of respective snail populations. By identifying intermediate snail host habitats, infection risk models may be strengthened whilst farmers may confidently apply pasture management strategies to disrupt the trematode life-cycle. However, accurately identifying and mapping these risk areas is challenging. Methods In this study, environmental DNA (eDNA) assays were designed to reveal Galba truncatula, Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi presence within water sources on pasture land. eDNA was captured using a filter-based protocol, with DNA extracted using the DNeasy® PowerSoil® kit and amplified via PCR. In total, 19 potential G. truncatula habitats were analysed on four farms grazed by livestock infected with both F. hepatica and C. daubneyi. Results Galba truncatula eDNA was identified in 10/10 habitats where the snail was detected by eye. Galba truncatula eDNA was also identified in four further habitats where the snail was not physically detected. Fasciola hepatica and C. daubneyi eDNA was also identified in 5/19 and 8/19 habitats, respectively. Conclusions This study demonstrated that eDNA assays have the capabilities of detecting G. truncatula, F. hepatica and C. daubneyi DNA in the environment. Further assay development will be required for a field test capable of identifying and quantifying F. hepatica and C. daubneyi infection risk areas, to support future control strategies. An eDNA test would also be a powerful new tool for epidemiological investigations of parasite infections on farms.
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- Rhys Aled Jones
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK.
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Rusch JC, Hansen H, Strand DA, Markussen T, Hytterød S, Vrålstad T. Catching the fish with the worm: a case study on eDNA detection of the monogenean parasite Gyrodactylus salaris and two of its hosts, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:333. [PMID: 29866158 PMCID: PMC5987472 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2916-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring is growing increasingly popular in aquatic systems as a valuable complementary method to conventional monitoring. However, such tools have not yet been extensively applied for metazoan fish parasite monitoring. The fish ectoparasite Gyrodactylus salaris, introduced into Norway in 1975, has caused severe damage to Atlantic salmon populations and fisheries. Successful eradication of the parasite has been carried out in several river systems in Norway, and Atlantic salmon remain infected in only seven rivers, including three in the Drammen region. In this particular infection region, a prerequisite for treatment is to establish whether G. salaris is also present on rainbow trout upstream of the salmon migration barrier. Here, we developed and tested eDNA approaches to complement conventional surveillance methods. Methods Water samples (2 × 5 l) were filtered on-site through glass fibre filters from nine locations in the Drammen watercourse, and DNA was extracted with a CTAB protocol. We developed a qPCR assay for G. salaris targeting the nuclear ribosomal ITS1 region, and we implemented published assays targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome-b and NADH-regions for Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout, respectively. All assays were transferred successfully to droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). Results All qPCR/ddPCR assays performed well both on tissue samples and on field samples, demonstrating the applicability of eDNA detection for G. salaris, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in natural water systems. With ddPCR we eliminated a low cross-amplification of Gyrodactylus derjavinoides observed using qPCR, thus increasing specificity and sensitivity substantially. Duplex ddPCR for G. salaris and Atlantic salmon was successfully implemented and can be used as a method in future surveillance programs. The presence of G. salaris eDNA in the infected River Lierelva was documented, while not elsewhere. Rainbow trout eDNA was only detected at localities where the positives could be attributed to eDNA release from upstream land-based rainbow trout farms. Electrofishing supported the absence of rainbow trout in all of the localities. Conclusions We provide a reliable field and laboratory protocol for eDNA detection of G. salaris, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout, that can complement conventional surveillance programs and substantially reduce the sacrifice of live fish. We also show that ddPCR outperforms qPCR with respect to the specific detection of G. salaris.
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- Johannes C Rusch
- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 750, Sentrum, NO-0106, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066, Blindern, NO-0316, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 750, Sentrum, NO-0106, Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 750, Sentrum, NO-0106, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 8146, Dep, NO-0033, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 750, Sentrum, NO-0106, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 750, Sentrum, NO-0106, Oslo, Norway
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Saijuntha W, Duenngai K, Tangkawattana S, Petney TN, Andrews RH, Sithithaworn P. Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini Sensu Lato in Human and Intermediate Hosts for Use in Control and Elimination Programs. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 2018; 101:177-214. [PMID: 29907254 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Opisthorchiasis is a neglected tropical disease, caused by infection with the fish-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini sensu lato that afflicts more than 10million people in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia. The disease is characterized by a chronic infection that induces hepatobiliary inflammation, especially periductal fibrosis, which can be detected by ultrasonography. This chronic inflammation eventually leads to cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a usually fatal bile duct cancer that develops in approximately 1% of O. viverrini-infected individuals. In Thailand alone, CCA kills up to 20,000 people every year and is therefore of substantial public health importance. Its socioeconomic impacts on impoverished families and communities are considerable. To reduce O. viverrini-associated morbidity and CCA, the primary intervention measures focus on opisthorchiasis control and elimination. Accurate diagnoses of O. viverrini infection, in both mammalian, snail and fish intermediate hosts, are important for achieving these goals. Despite extensive efforts over several decades to find sensitive and specific diagnostics for opisthorchiasis, a simple and robust diagnostic method is still required. Here we review earlier and current developments in the search for new diagnostics for opisthorchiasis, with practical applications in the research laboratory, the clinic and the field. Of the methods currently available, the urine antigen assay shows considerable potential for the diagnosis and screening of opisthorchiasis. Nevertheless, these new assays require validation, determination of their cost-effectiveness when applied for mass screening in an endemic setting in support of policy decisions for national public health programs aimed at the control and elimination of opisthorchiasis.
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- Weerachai Saijuntha
- Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, Phetchabun Rajabhat University, Phetchabun, Thailand
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- Department of Vetrinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP) and Institute of Cholangiocarcinoma, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Institute of Zoology 1: Ecology and Parasitology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP) and Institute of Cholangiocarcinoma, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, St Mary's Campus, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP) and Institute of Cholangiocarcinoma, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, Taenia asiatica, their hybrids and other helminthic infections occurring in a neglected tropical diseases' highly endemic area in Lao PDR. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006260. [PMID: 29420601 PMCID: PMC5821399 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Most part of Southeast Asia is considered endemic for human-infecting Taenia tapeworms; Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica. However, until now there was no report of the occurrence of human cases of T. asiatica in Lao PDR. This study, conducted in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR, microscopically examined a total of 470 fecal samples by Kato Katz method and found 86% of people harboring at least one helminth. Hookworms were detected in 56% of the samples besides Opisthorchis like eggs (42%), Trichuris trichiura (27%), Ascaris spp. (14%), and Taenia spp. (4%) eggs. Serology for cysticercosis showed 6.8% positives with results varying from 3% to 14.3% in Ethnic School students and Kalouk Kao village respectively. Species-specific PCR targeting mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of 28 tapeworms, recovered from 16 patients, revealed T. solium (n = 2), T. saginata (n = 21), and T. asiatica (n = 5). Two patients were confirmed to be coinfected with T. saginata and T. asiatica, indicating the endemicity of the 3 human Taenia in Lao PDR. However, nucleotide sequencing of a nuclear DNA gene, DNA polymerase delta (pold) revealed that all the tapeworms identified as T. asiatica using mtDNA had T. saginata type allele at pold locus, demonstrating that they are not "pure T. asiatica" but the hybrid descendants between the two species, confirming the wide distribution of hybrids of T. saginata/ T. asiatica in Southeast Asia. The high prevalence of several helminthic NTDs in east Savannakhet area even with conventional control measures indicates the importance to establish wide and multifaceted health programs to sustainably improve the quality of life of the populations living in these communities.
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Williams KE, Huyvaert KP, Piaggio AJ. Clearing muddied waters: Capture of environmental DNA from turbid waters. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179282. [PMID: 28686659 PMCID: PMC5501390 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Understanding the differences in efficiencies of various methods to concentrate, extract, and amplify environmental DNA (eDNA) is vital for best performance of eDNA detection. Aquatic systems vary in characteristics such as turbidity, eDNA concentration, and inhibitor load, thus affecting eDNA capture efficiency. Application of eDNA techniques to the detection of terrestrial invasive or endangered species may require sampling at intermittent water sources that are used for drinking and cooling; these water bodies may often be stagnant and turbid. We present our best practices technique for the detection of wild pig eDNA in water samples, a protocol that will have wide applicability to the detection of elusive vertebrate species. We determined the best practice for eDNA capture in a turbid water system was to concentrate DNA from a 15 mL water sample via centrifugation, purify DNA with the DNeasy mericon Food kit, and remove inhibitors with Zymo Inhibitor Removal Technology columns. Further, we compared the sensitivity of conventional PCR to quantitative PCR and found that quantitative PCR was more sensitive in detecting lower concentrations of eDNA. We show significant differences in efficiencies among methods in each step of eDNA capture, emphasizing the importance of optimizing best practices for the system of interest.
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- Kelly E. Williams
- USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Genetics Lab, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Genetics Lab, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Otake Sato M, Sato M, Yoonuan T, Pongvongsa T, Sanguankiat S, Kounnavong S, Maipanich W, Chigusa Y, Moji K, Waikagul J. The role of domestic dogs in the transmission of zoonotic helminthes in a rural area of Mekong river basin. Acta Parasitol 2017; 62:393-400. [PMID: 28426425 DOI: 10.1515/ap-2017-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dogs have been bred since ancient times for companionship, hunting, protection, shepherding and other human activities. Some canine helminth parasites can cause significant clinical diseases in humans as Opisthorchis viverrini causing cholangiocarcinoma in Southeast Asian Countries. In this study, socio-cultural questionnaire, canine parasitological analysis, necropsy, parasite molecular confirmation and dog roaming data were evaluated in Savannakhet, Lao-PDR, a typical Mekong Basin area. Dog owners comprised 48.8% of the studied population, with 61.2% owning one dog, 25.1% 2 dogs, 8.5% 3 dogs and 1.8% owning more than 4 dogs. Data from GPS logger attached to dogs showed they walked from 1.4 to 13.3 km per day, covering an area of 3356.38m2 average, with a routine of accessing water sources. Thirteen zoonotic helminth species were observed. Causative agents of visceral and cutaneous larva migrans occurred in 44.1% and 70% of the samples respectively. Spirometra erinaceieuropaei was detected in 44.1% of samples. Importantly, O. viverrini was found in 8.8% of samples. Besides the known importance of dogs in the transmission of Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara spp. and S. erinaceieuropaei, the observed roaming pattern of dogs confirmed it as an important host perpetuating O. viverrini in endemic areas; their routine access to waterbodies may spread O. viverrini eggs in a favorable environment for the fluke development, facilitating the infection of fishes, and consequently infecting humans living in the same ecosystem. Therefore, parasitic NTDs control programs in humans should be done in parallel with parasite control in animals, especially dogs, in the Mekong River basin area.
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- Marcello Otake Sato
- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8518
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- Department of Helminthology Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400
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- Department of Helminthology Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400
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- Department of Helminthology Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523
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- Department of Helminthology Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400
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Minamoto T, Fukuda M, Katsuhara KR, Fujiwara A, Hidaka S, Yamamoto S, Takahashi K, Masuda R. Environmental DNA reflects spatial and temporal jellyfish distribution. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173073. [PMID: 28245277 PMCID: PMC5330514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Recent development of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis allows us to survey underwater macro-organisms easily and cost effectively; however, there have been no reports on eDNA detection or quantification for jellyfish. Here we present the first report on an eDNA analysis of marine jellyfish using Japanese sea nettle (Chrysaora pacifica) as a model species by combining a tank experiment with spatial and temporal distribution surveys. We performed a tank experiment monitoring eDNA concentrations over a range of time intervals after the introduction of jellyfish, and quantified the eDNA concentrations by quantitative real-time PCR. The eDNA concentrations peaked twice, at 1 and 8 h after the beginning of the experiment, and became stable within 48 h. The estimated release rates of the eDNA in jellyfish were higher than the rates previously reported in fishes. A spatial survey was conducted in June 2014 in Maizuru Bay, Kyoto, in which eDNA was collected from surface water and sea floor water samples at 47 sites while jellyfish near surface water were counted on board by eye. The distribution of eDNA in the bay corresponded with the distribution of jellyfish inferred by visual observation, and the eDNA concentration in the bay was ~13 times higher on the sea floor than on the surface. The temporal survey was conducted from March to November 2014, in which jellyfish were counted by eye every morning while eDNA was collected from surface and sea floor water at three sampling points along a pier once a month. The temporal fluctuation pattern of the eDNA concentrations and the numbers of observed individuals were well correlated. We conclude that an eDNA approach is applicable for jellyfish species in the ocean.
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- Toshifumi Minamoto
- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment/Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment/Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment/Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment/Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment/Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment/Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Kyoto University, Maizuru City, Kyoto, Japan
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- Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Kyoto University, Maizuru City, Kyoto, Japan
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